Category: NATOSource

NATO Chief Sees Parallels Between Syria and Balkans

By Paul Geitner, the New York Times

From Paul Geitner, the New York Times:  The secretary general of the NATO alliance, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said on Monday that the wars in the Balkans in the 1990s illustrated what might befall Syria unless Russia and the West agreed on a  “unified, clear message” to the Syrian government to stop the violence.

Turkey will soon announce $4 billion missile defense decision

By Umit Enginsoy and Burak Ege Bekdil, Defense News

Two NATOs in One

By Anne-Marie Slaughter, WE-NATO

From Anne-Marie Slaughter, WE-NATO:  As I said and wrote before the NATO summit (here and here), one of the most important dimensions of this summit was Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s articulated vision of NATO as “the hub of a network of global security partnerships,”

Germany’s Defense Minister slams “coffee house intellectuals” calling for military intervention in Syria

By Deutsche Welle

From Deutsche Welle:  Germany’s defense minister on Monday rejected the suggestion that military intervention was the way to go in efforts to bring an end to the fighting in Syria.

US to transfer operational control of some Aegis ships to NATO for missile defense

By Frank A. Rose, Department of State

From Frank A. Rose, Department of State:  In order to augment the defense of the United States against a future long-range threat and provide more comprehensive and more rapid protection to our deployed forces and European Allies against the current threat

Why NATO Is a Pacific Power

By Barry Pavel and Jeffrey Reynolds, the New Atlanticist

From Barry Pavel and Jeffrey Reynolds, the New Atlanticist:  Amid angst over the euro and a resurgent Russia, the west coast of North America may be the most overlooked piece of NATO’s real estate.

Reagan’s Westminster speech is still a reminder of the power of words

By the Editors of the Washington Post

From the Editors of the Washington Post: Thirty years ago, on June 8, 1982, President Reagan delivered an address to the British Parliament that stands as one of the greatest of his presidency and a milestone in the final years of the Cold War.